call to prayer

noun

A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies, broadcast from the mosques, to mark out the ordained occasions for worship.

Similar
adhanazan
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Meanings

nouncall to prayer (plural calls to prayer)

plural calls to prayer

  1. A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies, broadcast from the mosques, to mark out the ordained occasions for worship.

    Synonyms: adhan, azan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies, broadcast from the mosques, to mark out the ordained occasions for worship.

Similar
adhanazan

Translations

Arabic أذان
  • أذانA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Bengali আজান
  • আজান (ajan)A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Dutch gebedsoproep
  • gebedsoproepA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Finnish rukouskutsu
  • rukouskutsuA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
French appel à la prière
  • appel à la prièreA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
German Gebetsruf
  • GebetsrufA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Hindi अज़ान
  • अज़ान (azān)A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Irish gairm chun urnaí
  • gairm chun urnaíA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Malay azan, bang
  • azanA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
  • bangA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Persian اذان, بانگ نماز
  • اذان (azân)A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
  • بانگ نماز (bâng-e namâz)A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Polish wezwanie do modlitwy
  • wezwanie do modlitwyA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Spanish llamada a la oración
  • llamada a la oraciónA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Swedish böneutrop
  • böneutropA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Turkish ezan
  • ezanA public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Urdu اذان, بانگ نماز
  • اذان (azān)A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
  • بانگ نماز (bāng-e namāz)A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies
Cite this entry
APA

call to prayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20prayer

MLA

“call to prayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20prayer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call to prayer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20prayer.

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